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Letters Patent No. 81,387, dated August 25, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN PERAMBULATORS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, CHARLES LYNE, of Padstow, county of Cornwall, England, have invented a new and useful Improvement inPerambula'tors; and I do hereby declare that the following'is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the-accompanyingdrawings, making a. part of this specification, in which- Y Figure 1 is a side view of my improvement in perambulators.

Figure 2 is a front view of same.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of same.

The nature of my invention consistsin constructing a perambulator so that the party propelling it at the rear can have control of the front wheels, and guide them in any desired direction.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The wheels W, W, Wfiand W body B, and rear axle A are of ordinaryconstruction. The front axle, A, is made bow-shaped, and fiat at its centre. At this point a cross-piece, G P, is placed, and is held in position by. means of a bolt, 5, which passes through it and through the centre of axle A. On the lower end of the bolt 6 a nut is placed, to prevcntIits-being drawn out. Bolt 6 is made tofit sufiiciently loose to allow the axle A to turn freely upon it. Secured to the top,"and at the outer ends of the cross-piece C P, are two metallic springs, S and S, which extend under and are secured to the bottom of the body B and the back axle A'. On top of the axle A, and on the inside of the wheels W and W, is fastened a bow-shaped plate, P. I The ends of said plate extend over a short distance in front of the axle A, and are provided with circular openings. An opening is also made in the plate at the pointy, through which the end of the rod R passes, the end of the rod being'turned-over, in order to hold it inplacc. The rod R extends under the body B, and curves up in the back to a suitable height, and the end provided with a handle, H. Rod R passes through guides, G and G, placed onthe back and under side of the body B, for the purpose of supporting and guiding it.

v 1 Operation.

When it is desired to turn the perambulator to the right or left, the person propelling the vehicle gives a slight twist or turn to the handle H, which will, by means of the rod R and plate P, turn the front axle A on the bolt 1; as fararou nd as desired, the handle Hbcing turned in the contrary direction to the wheels.

If it is dcsirpd, the peramhulator can be pulled from the front by means of a handle hooked to the front end of the rod or plate P, as shown in red lines, fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and operation, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is p The arrangement of the axle A, cross-piece C I, bolt 25, plate P, rod R, guides Go fllld G, and springs S and S, in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth and described.

. In tcstimomy whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses,

CHARLES LYNE. Witnesses:

IsAAc R. OAKFORD, Hssnr Routine, 

